Couple: Husky x Nana

Rated: T for safety

About: This takes place a few years after the manga; Husky and Nana are about 15-16 years old in this fic, so there may be a little personality variance, and they're more comfortable with each other, obviously. Thanks for deciding to read!

Nana to Husky: 11 Things I Love About You.

One.

"You cuddle me when I'm sad or upset."

"It's been six years to this day, Husky," the golden-haired teen mumbled. Her voice was heavy, each word forced out through her sobs. Tears streamed down her flushed cheeks; she could barely hold her emerald eyes open. Her lips quivered, her body shook, and her breathing was ragged.

Why did it still hurt so bad, if all those years had passed?

The last day her father abused her mother had been both the best and the worst day of her life. Thanks to him, she'd gained her +Anima. And had she not gotten those bat wings, she would've never met Husky - or Cooro and Senri! She simply couldn't imagine how different things would be if she had remained a normal human...would she be as happy as she was now or would everything be worse?

"I don't know why it's still upsetting you, then," Husky grumbled in reply. His icy eyes were fixed on his short nails as he inspected them intently, and his tone towards Nana almost made it seem like he didn't care about her feelings at all. He shifted awkwardly next to her, letting out a sigh that stirred his bangs. "If all this time has passed, you should've gotten over it by now, right?"

Something about his words infuriated her, but it just made hot, salty tears fall even quicker. They dripped from her chin and fell onto the forming puddle on her lap; Nana lowered her head and tightened her grip on the loose fabric of her dress.

"You don't get it, Husky." Nana reached up to comb some of her hair out of her eyes. She left it at that; she could explain herself - maybe elaborate on her words a bit more - but she knew that if she were to do so, she'd be risking criticism from him. He'd only tell her that she was being stupid, anyway.

"Clearly, I don't get it," he snapped at her, leaning back against the trunk of the tree they were sitting under. Husky tilted his head to stare up at the sky, icy gaze lingering on the thin, wispy clouds that floated peacefully along. He could tell that she tensed beside him, and with a slight shake of his head, Husky lifted his arms in a stretch. "You know, it's not a bad thing that I don't understand your pain. It just gives me the will to figure it out, so I can know how bad you're suffering."

Nana's brows furrowed, and she blinked once before she realized that the silver-haired boy had slipped his arm around her shoulders. He was warm, she noted, and his body felt soft and inviting when he pulled her down against his chest. The tips of his fingers tapped restlessly against her skin; her slight shiver made it impossible to fight back a grin any longer. She could feel his heartbeat; the hot breath that stirred her hair was more than enough to make her let out a long, drawn out sigh.

She leaned more into his body to let her head rest against his chest, and she sucked in a deep breath to savor his welcoming scent.

"Thanks for being here for me..."

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(:Mizune